Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Life and Packing

15mm gaming, 007 style

So, I'm packing to move to Sydney from the UK. I've been here 7 years and had the best time of my life, but a fantastic new job is taking me back home. Naturally, the first thing I sorted out was my minis!

Above is my new mobile gaming case. I managed to get a small range of minis and all my loose terrain into this case and packed into a 15cm Really Useful Box. Both fit in (and mostly constitute) my carry-on luggage.

The 30cm wide case contains a KR foam 25mm hole tray cut in two and stacked up. I managed to get 2 minis in each hole, with a chunk of open cell foam in between to keep them safe. That's about 100 minis and enough terrain to choke a 2x2' space

I will be staying in my oldest friend's flat, as he is coincidentally moving overseas as I arrive. This is a bit of a shame, I was looking forward to some Blood bowl... But getting a flat to stay in straight away is pretty handy in Sydney, which is now as expensive as London to live in. I also had to sell my beloved VRSCDX Night rod special, but I am buying his Vrod Muscle to replace it. So instant flat and Harley as soon as I arrive. Not bad :)

My personal effects, painting kit, hobby supplies and lead pile won't arrive on the steamer for another 6 weeks. Not to mention my gaming consoles... So for a month after I arrive, all I will have to do is play Throwdown with my travel kit and finish the rules! Hopefully by the time my stuff shows up I will have it about finished. I will do another post regarding the release plan and what will be included.

I've fortified myself with TV and movies for the flight, but I also have a plan to do some epic solo roleplay on my laptop. 27 hours is a long time!

So now, more packing. I'll probably post now and then when I get the chance.

Flat + Harley before you even get there! That worked out well for you.

Pretty cool that you can fit so much into such a small case. Couldn't do that with 28's! I hope you're taking a mini painting kit and a few figures to paint as well? I would hate to go without your painting updates for six weeks.

Hope the move goes quickly and smoothly, and that you enjoy the solo gaming on the plane. Good luck with your new job when you get there.

As the guys above all say-good luck with the move SJ, and a safe and uneventful journey. I forgive you your sins of making me buy more minis than I ever intended, and in return thank you for gracing our screens with such fantastic artwork. Get painting and blogging asap, and say hello to my nephew in Melbourne......you may have to shout a bit! All the best!

Good to someone else who is willing to mix & match storage inserts for their figures. I recently encountered someone who felt that he couldn't use half his army because he only had a single figure case from the well-known games company that produced the troops. He was astounded and flabbergasted when I suggested that he use a simple PLASTIC BOX and some identical 10mm packing foam from the local market for only 5-10% of the cost of the well-known games company's custom-made box...